The Magic Voyage/YMMV

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• Americans Hate Tingle: In Germany this film was rather well-received. Americans seem to hate it though.
• Crazy Awesome: Columbus at times
• Critical Research Failure: The ending implies that Columbus landed in what would become New York, when a cursory glance through any history book will tell you it was the Caribbean
• Crowning Moment of Funny: So that's what happened to fishy!
  • "Stroke... Stroke... Stroke... I'm gonna have a stroke!"
  • "Mm-mmm...That was gross."
  • "I, whoever I am, claim this land in the name of... What's-Her-Name!"
• Fight Scene Failure: In the palace, there is a terrible fight scene where a few of the Swarm Lord's minions try to grab the Princess while Pico swings back and forth on a rope.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: If you've read the 5th edition Tyranid codex, at any rate. The bad guy in this movie is called the Swarm Lord. The Swarm Lord.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • Some of the images in Columbus' dream are a little too bizarre for their own good.
  • The Swarm Lord can be pretty unsettling at times, especially when he's attacking the ship.
• Non Sequitur Scene: There are several good examples, but especially the dream sequence and the song Columbus sings on the accordion.
  • The song from the beginning of the movie counts as well. It starts out as an average Power of Friendship song... until a woman selling pies, a random kid, and a horse get their own verses, too.
• They Just Didn't Care: By the time the fairy plot comes in, you wonder if the makers even knew who Columbus was.
• Unfortunate Implications: The ending scene seems to imply that a big city with skyscrapers is a lot nicer than a peaceful-looking, natural forest area.
• What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: Aside from multiple instances of suggestive imagery and innuendos (most infamously the penis telescope), the film also contains an attempted hanging and a surprisingly graphic near drowning, both entirely onscreen.

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